Crossplane extends Kubernetes to provision and manage cloud infrastructure. Platform teams use it to build internal developer platforms with custom APIs. The listing describes GitOps-driven workflows, so infrastructure changes are managed through version control. Developers request resources through the APIs the platform team defines. The project is available at crossplane.io.
How Crossplane compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Crossplane does. All 5 offer an API, as Crossplane does. Crossplane offers a desktop app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a desktop app. Crossplane was founded in 2018; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2020, 1 of them earlier.
Market position · Security
How Crossplane compares in Security
Crossplane has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 361 live Security tools on FalcoScan. Across Security, the average opportunity score is 70.4 and the average saturation score 33. FalcoScan rates Crossplane's own market position as open. 121 of the 361 operating Security tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 1 shutdown in the category.
The closest alternatives to Crossplane that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are ArgoCD, Flux CD, Spacelift, Cilium, and Tekton.
Is Crossplane still running?
Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Crossplane as operating at crossplane.io.
Does Crossplane have an API?
Yes. Crossplane offers an API.
Who is Crossplane for?
Crossplane is built for platform engineers and devops.
How do I sign in to Crossplane?
Sign in on Crossplane's own website, crossplane.io. FalcoScan reviews Crossplane but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Crossplane directly.